La Liga (Week 17) : Malaga beats Levante 1-0
SPAIN, Dec. 30, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 17: Three wins in a row for Malaga. After their success against Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid, Los Boquerones continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 1-0 victory over Levante this Wednesday.
Levante made Malaga doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Portuguese midfielder Duda Sergio Paulo in the 79th minute.
Malaga CF climbed to 11st place with 20 points from 17 games, only one point behind SD Eibar, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of December 30, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 36 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Celta Vigo | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Deportivo La Coruna | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sevilla | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Eibar | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Malaga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Getafe | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijon | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Granada | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 14 |
| 19 | Las Palmas | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 13 |
| 20 | Levante | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Levante UD
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 0-3 Levante (22 Nov.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Levante (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Levante (2 Jan.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 11 +2
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 3-1 Real Sociedad (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Malaga 1-0 Atletico Madrid (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Malaga - Celta Vigo (2 Jan.)
Levante
0:1
Malaga
0:1 (0:0)
- 30 December 2015
- 16:00
- Valencia
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 36 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 35 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 35 |
| 4 |  Celta Vigo | 31 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 30 |
Week 17 Results
| Wednesday 30 December 2015 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 3-1 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Levante | 0-1 | Malaga | |
 | Sevilla | 18:15 | Espanyol |  |
 | Rayo Vallecano | 18:15 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Eibar | 18:30 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Getafe | 20:30 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Barcelona | 20:30 | Real Betis |  |
| Celta Vigo | 20:30 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Las Palmas | 21:00 | Granada |  |
| Thursday 31 December 2015 | ||||
| Villarreal | 16:00 | Valencia |  |